Brunei vs Liberia: Total natural resource rents
Brunei
24.3%
in 2021
Liberia
21.9%
in 2021
Brunei rank
19th
Liberia rank
22nd
Total natural resource rents over time
- Brunei
- Liberia
How they compare
Brunei currently reports 24.3% against 21.9% in Liberia, a difference of 2.4%.
That makes Brunei's figure about 1.1 times Liberia's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Brunei ahead.
Brunei ranks 19th and Liberia ranks 22nd of 211 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Brunei averaged higher in 2 and Liberia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brunei | Liberia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 30.9% | 21.6% | 9.3% | Brunei |
| 2010s | 22.0% | 21.2% | 0.8% | Brunei |
| 2020s | 19.0% | 19.7% | 0.7% | Liberia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total natural resource rents, Brunei or Liberia?
- Brunei, at 24.3% against 21.9% in Liberia as of 2021.
- What is the difference in total natural resource rents between Brunei and Liberia?
- 2.4%, with Brunei ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brunei and Liberia?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
- How do Brunei and Liberia rank globally for total natural resource rents?
- Brunei ranks 19th and Liberia ranks 22nd of 211 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank staff estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Total natural resource rents. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Natural resources rents are estimated as the difference between the price of a commodity and the average cost of producing it. Total natural resources rents are the sum of oil rents, natural gas rents, coal rents, mineral rents, and forest rents.